Win: Leo Goodwin (13-5) Loss: Arturo Milanes (13-14)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Arturo Milanes pitching. Dwight McNally lines out to the shortstop. Hugh Iott hits a home run. Marty Caulfield walks. Eric Santana doubles past the third baseman. Marty Caulfield uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Gino Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Leo Goodwin pitching. Harper Herrera walks. Tomas Riera singles to left field. Alien Laurel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Harper Herrera advances to third on the play. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ron Hartung singles to center field. Frank Nicholls flies out to the center fielder. Leo Goodwin lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Dwight McNally strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Gary Stroner singles to center field. Mario Menendez flies out to the center fielder. Ronaldo Jeva flies out to the right fielder. Juan Karmen walks. Arturo Milanes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Hugh Iott triples. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Santana singles to center field. Hugh Iott scores. Fernando Osuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shawn Rensa strikes out. Gino Hill hits a home run. Eric Santana scores. Johnny Fermin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Hartung singles past the second baseman. Ron Hartung steals second. Frank Nicholls grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Harper Herrera pops out to the third baseman. Tomas Riera strikes out. Alien Laurel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Leo Goodwin grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight McNally singles to left field. Eddie Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Iott grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bobby Marvez singles to left field. Gary Stroner hits a home run. Bobby Marvez scores. Mario Menendez strikes out. Ronaldo Jeva grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Karmen walks. Eddie Mendoza grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Karmen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Marty Caulfield strikes out. Eric Santana flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Rensa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Harper Herrera strikes out. Tomas Riera grounds out to the second baseman. Alien Laurel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gino Hill walks. Ron Hartung singles to center field. Frank Nicholls flies out to the right fielder. Leo Goodwin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dwight McNally singles to center field. Gino Hill scores. Ron Hartung scores. Billy Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Iott hits a home run. Dwight McNally scores. Stan Garvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Caulfield reached on a fielding error by Harper Herrera. Eric Santana triples. Marty Caulfield scores. Shawn Rensa pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bobby Marvez singles to center field. Gary Stroner lines out to the third baseman. Mario Menendez singles to right field. Bobby Marvez advances to third on the hit. Ronaldo Jeva singles to right field. Bobby Marvez scores. Juan Karmen strikes out. Stan Garvin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gino Hill singles in front of the right fielder. Ed Moraga comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Hartung strikes out. Frank Nicholls grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gino Hill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leo Goodwin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Harper Herrera doubles to left field. Tomas Riera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harper Herrera advances to third on the play. Alien Laurel flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Iott doubles to center field. Marty Caulfield singles to left field. Hugh Iott scores. Dhamel Lily comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Santana flies out to the left fielder. Marty Caulfield steals second. Shawn Rensa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Gary Stroner flies out to the left fielder. Mario Menendez flies out to the right fielder. Junior Diaz is pinch hitting for Ronaldo Jeva. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Junior Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Ron Hartung flies out to the center fielder. Frank Nicholls singles to right field. Leo Goodwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Juan Karmen lines out to the second baseman. Dhamel Lily hits a home run. Harper Herrera grounds out to the pitcher. Tomas Riera walks. Eddie Jaramillo is pinch hitting for Alien Laurel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eddie Jaramillo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tomas Riera is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Durnbaugh did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Retzer improves in range Harry Robinson did not respond to coaching in control Swede Cheney improves in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Bustamante improves in contact_vs_righty Hal Wojna did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Buck Brinker improves in contact_vs_righty Tetsushi Abe did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave De Palma did not respond to coaching in SS